You now have weld counters as construction methods have changed over the years. John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carey Probst" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 9:36 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: (ADDENDUM) on the SAL Boxcar
>I can think of 2 reasons off the top of my head. > > 1. Price - As a scaler but not a rivet counter, I don't need all the > super details that add to the costs. I do both hi-rail and scale and > adhere to the close enough is good enough. My guess is that few of us > are rivet counters but I may be wrong. Personally I would rather have 2 > AM cars I really want for the same price. > > 2. Car is not on my list of must haves or even want to haves. Nice car > but see #1. If it were really a car I wanted badly that would be > different. > > Jim does fantastic work but so far nothing in my Got to have list. > > Carey > > Carey Probst > > Member, M.I.T. Educational Council > > S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF > > A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, > > the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. > > > On 4/17/2011 8:29 PM, Pieter Roos wrote: >> >> The KEY thing to focus on is that if Jim doesn't get the minimum 80 >> orders within the next two months (minus a few days now), there will >> be NO car to worry about converting to scale or hi-rail! >> >> If you really want this car, you all really need to talk it up to your >> friends who are not on the list. Why we can't get even 10% of the >> members to buy into anything remains somewhat of a mystery. >> >> Pieter E. Roos >> >> --- On Sun, 4/17/11, Michael <[email protected] >> <mailto:meldridge%40lincolnglen.org>> wrote: >> >> > Just a thought - depending on how the >> > scale kit is constructed, it might be a simple matter for >> > someone other than SMMW to make a replacement part for the >> > floor, with clearance for AF flanges and swivel. It wouldn't >> > need a lot of detail. Not sure about coupler clearance on >> > the end. Easy first time urethane casting project for >> > someone. It would be like Ace bolsters in reverse. >> > >> > -Michael Eldridge >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 6050 (20110417) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6052 (20110418) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
